Books

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I'm reading a biography on Joss Whedon.

[grandpaTJ]

Right now reading "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly , (Lincoln Lawyer series) after that going to read
"Aztec", Gary Jennings (read that one long time ago, want to re-read it)

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Stephen King's Insomnia

[king nothing]

Nov 20, 2014 23:28:09 GMT _ said:

Stephen King's Insomnia

Try his book on JFK. Its brilliant.

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Nov 21, 2014 6:04:54 GMT king nothing said:

Nov 20, 2014 23:28:09 GMT _ said:

Stephen King's Insomnia

Try his book on JFK. Its brilliant.

Grabbed it as soon as it came out - best thing he's written for years IMO

The only stuff I haven't read of his are the ones he did with his boy Joe Hill - up next

I read the entire Dark Tower series back to back - took 9 months

[king nothing]

Nov 21, 2014 11:05:20 GMT _ said:

Nov 21, 2014 6:04:54 GMT king nothing said:

Try his book on JFK. Its brilliant.

Grabbed it as soon as it came out - best thing he's written for years IMO

The only stuff I haven't read of his are the ones he did with his boy Joe Hill - up next

I read the entire Dark Tower series back to back - took 9 months

He simply has to be one of the best writers ever. The stand remains my favourite I think. I've not read the dark tower series, will take them to the beach next year!
Give Conn Iggulden a whirl, both his emperor and conqueror series are epic.

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Seriously recommend King's new one Revival - normally read 25-30 pages a night before I nod off - been doing 75-85 pages a night on this book and have to force myself to stop at 3am

100 pages to go \0/

I love free books

[king nothing]

Dec 29, 2014 23:30:00 GMT _ said:

Seriously recommend King's new one Revival - normally read 25-30 pages a night before I nod off - been doing 75-85 pages a night on this book and have to force myself to stop at 3am

100 pages to go \0/

I love free books

Free is ace. If only I knew how to access free though... If I was scouse it'd be natural of course.

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Dec 29, 2014 23:40:58 GMT king nothing said:

Dec 29, 2014 23:30:00 GMT _ said:

Seriously recommend King's new one Revival - normally read 25-30 pages a night before I nod off - been doing 75-85 pages a night on this book and have to force myself to stop at 3am

100 pages to go \0/

I love free books

Free is ace. If only I knew how to access free though... If I was scouse it'd be natural of course.

I'm half German so I take what I want by force and if not my Irish half will nick it

[RedRupert]

Sept 10, 2014 11:52:57 GMT Jayrannasaurus said:

Bill Bryson's "A Short History of nearly Everything" is an absolute must.

Lately it's philosophy and more philosophy.

Currently busy with:

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig

Yeah, really like Bryson but have exhausted his stuff. Zen an the Art..... I've read over and over since the 70s and always pick up something new each time - pretty deep and complex stuff, for me anyway but reckon I've got the message.

Sven Hassell, jeez that takes me back a bit caaj

that Stephen King JFK sounds interesting and I must give Dan Brown another go because somebody told me he was a one hit wonder

Usually read for an hour or so before nodding off; ancient and English, Scottish classics, novels, humour, bio... anything really. Read a lot of Australian history (don't laugh) it's good and really similar to US the way the country was settled - tough times.

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Have been enjoying General US Grant's memoirs from 1885. One of the few memoirs by a successful general that's not full of overbearing bullshit. He can also write clearly and concisely, remarkable since that period was known for its flowery prose.

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Finished Revival and now on an old Koontz called Shattered

[CaajScot]

I mentioned this guy (author) in the 'What are you watching now thread', Jeffery Deaver, when watching the Bone Collector with Denzel Washington. That was adapted from a Deaver book, one of 11 novels about detective Lincoln Rhyme. I have read them all and the last one The Skin Collector is just as good as the Bone Collector. They are all good reads and I recommend them to anybody. 

1-  The Bone Collector (1997)
2-  The Coffin Dancer (1998)
3-  The Empty Chair (2000)
4-  The Stone Monkey (2002)
5-  The Vanished Man (2003)
6-  The Twelfth Card (2005)
7-  The Cold Moon (2006) (includes a brief appearance by Kathryn Dance)
8-  The Broken Window (2008)
9-  The Burning Wire (2010)
10-The Kill Room (2013)
11-The Skin Collector (2014)

' A new type of serial killer is stalking the streets of New York – one more devious and disturbing than ever before.

They call this butcher The Skin Collector: a tattooist with a chamber of torture hidden deep underground. But instead of using ink to create each masterpiece, the artist uses a lethal poison which will render targets dead before they can even entertain the prospect of escape . . .

Drafted in to investigate, NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his associate Amelia Sachs have little to go on but a series of cryptic messages left etched into the skin of the deceased. As the pair struggle to discover the meaning behind the designs, they are led down a treacherous and twisting path where nothing is as it seems. And with the clock rapidly ticking before the killer strikes again, they must untangle the twisted web of clues before more victims – or they themselves – are next '.

[CaajScot]

Dec 30, 2014 12:55:35 GMT RedRupert said:

Sept 10, 2014 11:52:57 GMT Jayrannasaurus said:

Bill Bryson's "A Short History of nearly Everything" is an absolute must.

Lately it's philosophy and more philosophy.

Currently busy with:

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig

Yeah, really like Bryson but have exhausted his stuff. Zen an the Art..... I've read over and over since the 70s and always pick up something new each time - pretty deep and complex stuff, for me anyway but reckon I've got the message.

Sven Hassell, jeez that takes me back a bit caaj

that Stephen King JFK sounds interesting and I must give Dan Brown another go because somebody told me he was a one hit wonder

Usually read for an hour or so before nodding off; ancient and English, Scottish classics, novels, humour, bio... anything really. Read a lot of Australian history (don't laugh) it's good and really similar to US the way the country was settled - tough times.

Read them all, SS General was a good read. Some bits might be a bit gruesome and maybe not all true but the exploits of Porta, Tiny and the rest made me laugh a lot. Like all sitting on a bucket with their pants down doing their nature bit and playing cards on the Russian front with Russian bombs landing everywhere, Porta with his top hat on, brilliant. Started reading them books in Australia many years ago and then again a few times over the years.
 

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Finished Shattered last night and started Cry for the Strangers - John Saul's third book